Telegram transition to shareware the monetization model was an occasion to delve into the diversity of its capabilities again.
This applies to both basic functionality and Premium chips. By the way, the latter bye don’t look convincing enough.
However, Telegram has enough interesting nuances today. If you actively use the messenger for work or for personal purposes, be sure to study them. Many finds, verified make life much easier and greatly increase productivity.
Share your observations in the comments. He himself collected 20 chips, which he paid attention to recently.
1. Buying a Telegram Premium subscription can be cheaper
In Russia, a Premium subscription to Telegram today costs 299 rubles, in dollars the price is indicated abroad
︎ What to do: to purchase a Premium subscription, use the official Telegram bot by link.
With the help of the official bot, you can reduce the amount of payment for the Premium subscription.
The built-in application mechanism uses the power of the App Store, which takes its percentage for the specified service. Hence the savings. However, there are nuances.
2. Buying a Telegram subscription at a discount does not always work
The bot itself cursed for several days about problems in the application, and then did not miss the payment
︎ What to do: try to pay for a subscription in a day or two, or spit and spend in full.
It’s a pity, because of the influx of people who want to save on a subscription bot does not always work correctly. But you should not despair.
I myself managed to buy a subscription in this way only on the second or third day. However, you can freak out, and many do just that.
3. Buying a subscription just for voice transcription is not worth it
After clicking on the decryption button, it may simply not happen, sometimes errors pop up
︎ What to do: Force quit the app and try again, or don’t rely on this option.
One of the factors why I decided to try the subscription was precisely the feature for translating voice messages into text.
I have a lot of such inboxes, and I have no desire to listen to all of them. And the information is not always adequately perceived by ear.
However, as it turned out, this feature does not always work correctly. So after a couple of days I stopped trying to use it.
4. By the way, the voice can be played not only in 2x format
The voice message can be accelerated up to 1.5–2x or slowed down up to 0.5x
︎ What to do: hold the icon 2x at the top of the app interface.
For me, it is ideal to listen to voice messages at 1.25-1.5x. This is especially true of dictated instructions and lessons.
Telegram speeds up playback up to 2x by standard, but it it will be possible to “slow down” and up to 1.5x. There is nothing difficult in this.
5. Don’t Use the Mac App Store Version
At the time of this writing, Telegram from the Mac App Store has not yet been updated to support Premium chips
︎ What to do: just download the Telegram app at official website.
A week after the launch of the Telegram Premium subscription, it is still not available in the official application from the Mac App Store.
This is because Pavel Durov has a biased attitude towards branded platforms for the implementation of Apple software. Well, he doesn’t like them.
He tries to bypass them in any possible way, so he updates Telegram versions on the official website much more often.
6. Clips software is good for animating your avatar
With the help of it, you can turn an ordinary static avatar into a video with various effects.
︎ What to do: Experiment with the effects in Apple’s Clips app, which you can download from link.
To stand out from the crowd, with a Premium subscription, you can create an animated avatar in video format.
Through Clips, you can “throw” dynamic effects on a regular picture that will distort it in an interesting way.
It turns out curiously, for a start it will go.
7. Stickers have a convenient sorting by Premium options
Premium stickers will help you surprise your interlocutors as much as possible
︎ What to do: click on the Premium icon at the top of the sticker selection menu in the dialog.
Another reason to stand out when you have a subscription is unique stickers with full-screen animation. They have a filter.
8. Reactions can not be sorted, but you can make favorites
There are enough interesting reactions in the Premium subscription
︎ What to do: select your favorite reaction from Settings → Stickers & Emoji → Quick Reaction.
It is a pity that with the help of the specified menu, reactions cannot yet be sorted by importance.
However, it will be possible to select a favorite, which will be added to the message by double clicking.
9. When traveling abroad, I recommend looking for people nearby
They will be able to clarify interesting information or local groups with important announcements
︎ What to do: long-press the “Contacts” icon at the bottom of the screen and select the “Find people nearby” option.
With the help of this chip, he himself more than once found local groups with ads for rental housing and more. You can share them simply by asking someone nearby.
Very comfortably, if you travel without a big budget and stay in each country for a month or a couple. Checked.
10. Two-factor account authentication is required today
An additional password will help secure your account if you lose your smartphone or SIM card
︎ What to do: Set up “Cloud Password” in “Settings” → “Privacy”.
This feature adds the need to enter an additional password to enter your account on a new device.
If it is enabled, no ill-wisher will be able to log into the account even with direct access to the SIM card.
11. Text can be partially copied from any message
It makes no sense to copy the entire message, paste it somewhere, and then cut it into pieces
︎ What to do: hold down the desired message and select the desired fragment using basic iOS tools.
More than once he himself first copied the entire text, and then selected the necessary one and transferred it further. You can skip this step.
12. Exit the web version in the Telegram browser will work remotely
Keep a close eye on the gadgets that appear in this menu
︎ What to do: go to the menu “Settings” → “Devices”, select the device and click on the “End session” button.
When I don’t have my laptop at hand, I can easily sit down at another computer to resolve all issues in the same Telegram.
I usually do this through the web version so as not to set up an account in the desktop application. Not everyone has it installed.
Not once forgot to end the session and had to do it remotely. It’s good that there is such an opportunity. Otherwise, personal correspondence could fall into third hands.
13. Dialogues definitely diversify individual topics
︎ What to do: go to the dialogue, select the interlocutor and click on the “More” button, and then expand the “Change colors” menu and define any theme to your taste.
It’s great that in the latest versions of Telegram, for each dialogue, it will be possible to create your own mood with the help of individual themes.
14. Quickly reply to messages with easy swipes
This is especially true in large dialogues.
︎ What to do: swipe a message from right to left to quickly reply to it.
Great feature for iPhone. Too bad it doesn’t work on PC.
15. Copying links to posts helps a lot.
You can return to the specified message at any time.
︎ What to do: hold the message in the dialog, and then select the “Copy link” option.
When we discuss work tasks, I usually copy the link to the first messages in the correspondence and paste them into the same Trello.
It is very convenient to remember the nuances of discussing some part of the project that they forgot to include in the terms of reference.
16. Even emoji can be animated in full screen
Too bad it only works in tête-à-tête dialogues
︎ What to do: Send a Heart, Clapperboard, Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down, Ghost, or other emoji to your private chat, and then tap the emoji once or multiple times.
Few people know that before the animated full-screen stickers that appeared in the Premium subscription, Telegram already had exactly the same emoji.
The only thing is that they are only available in private dialogues. Yes, and activated by pressing. However, the interlocutor sees the animationAnd this is the main point.
17. There is a way to quickly navigate between dialog folders
The fastest way to move between directories
︎ What to do: hold down the “Chats” button in the bottom navigation bar, and then select the desired dialogue.
Here it is – the fastest way to move between dialog folders. Moreover, it can be done without taking your finger off the screen.
18. Try sending your photos and videos with masks
This will help diversify communication along with emoji and stickers
︎ What to do: click on the button to add multimedia content to the message and take a photo, activate its editing and go to the “Masks” menu.
It’s funny, isn’t it? Try it yourself!
19. Notifications about new contacts can be simply turned off
Finally, they will no longer disturb
︎ What to do: go to the menu “Settings” → “Notifications and sounds” and turn off the switch “New contacts”.
Honestly, I’m tired of getting notifications that one of the contacts finally registered in Telegram.
Seriously, only in 2022?!
It’s good that this message, which I personally received at least once every couple of days, can be turned off.
20. “Favorites” is great to use for reminders
A feature for those who have their whole life in the messenger
︎ What to do: go to “Favorites” and enter the reminder text, hold your finger on the send button and schedule a reminder.
Of course, this is not at all suitable for coordinating serious work. But for short reminders with or without it, this is a great option.
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